Acts 13:49:7Acts.13.49.W7TAB
διʼ
di
“through”
- Transliteration
- di
- Extended
- dih
- IPA
- /di/
Meaning by language
- English
- through
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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di
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di-e-FE-re-to de ho LO-gos tou KY-ree-ou di HO-lês tês KHO-ras
Exegesis
The clause begins with the verb diephereto {διεφέρετο | diephé-re-to} ‘was being spread’, an imperfect middle/passive indicative that underscores ongoing, repeated diffusion of the message in past time.
The preposition di᾽ with the genitive in di᾽ holēs tēs chōras {δι᾽ ὅλης τῆς χώρας | diá hó-lēs tês chó-ras} has a distributive sense, meaning “throughout,” and highlights the comprehensive geographic spread. Greek word order places the finite verb first, foregrounding the action of spreading, followed by the subject and its genitive qualifier; in English this is rendered with a subject–verb order (“the word of the Lord was being spread”) while preserving both the imperfective aspect (“was being spread” / “kept spreading”) and the emphasis on the message’s reach “throughout all the region.”
Root and etymology
didaskōdelta–iota–delta–alpha–sigma–kappa–omega
“to teach, instruct”
In context — Acts 13:49
And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:49:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 13:49, so the Greek word διʼ (di) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.13.49.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.49.W7.S1) and character.